Horseshoe.



W. MOKBAGB.

HORSESHOB.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. '1, 1912.

1,076,138. Patented 00t.21,1913.

ew VVi'Z-Zz'am Mcaje Mmemo www@ m W am@ WILLIAM MCKEAGE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HORSESHOE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM MCKEAGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification.

\'[y invention relates to improvements in horseshoes and more particularly to an improved construction and mounting for the heel and toe calks which enable the calks to be removed and replaced when broken or worn, or enable the substitution of a different style of calk. A

A further object is to provide an improved construction of shoe and calk which permits the calk to be firmly held in the shoe without the employment of any third part, so that the calk carries its own locking means which may be moved into or out of locking position as desired.

lith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a bottom plan view illustrating my improvements. Fig. 2 is an enlarged bottom plan view of one heel portion of the shoe with the calk removed. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in section on an enlarged scale on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4L is a similar view on the line 4.--1 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is an inverted perspective view of one of the heel calks.

1 represents the horseshoe and 2 the toe calk, and 3 and 4 the heel calks, the latter being alike except that the cutting edge of one is positioned transversely of the shoe, and the other longitudinally of the shoe. This is a preferable arrangement because it not only prevents longitudinal slipping but lateral slipping as well.

The calk 2 has an integral dove-tailed tenon '5 which fits in a recess 6 in the shoe. Thist-oe calk 2 is longer than the heel calks, and its tenon 5 at one end where it projects beyond the end of the calk, is split as shown at 7 forming a bendable tongue 3 which is adapted to be bent into position to engage a shoulder 9 in the recess 6 which extends from one side of the shoe inwardly the desired distance. To remove this toe Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 7, 1912.

Patented Oct. 21,1913.

serial No. 729,982.

calk it is simply necessary to bend the tongue 8 out of'engagement with shoulder 9 when the calk can be slid through the open end of the recess. y The heel calks 3 and 4 have integral dove-tailed tenons 10 which fit in longitudinal recesses 11 in the heels of the shoe. These recesses 11 widen at their forward entrance ends 12 where they are rounded as shown at 12a to guide the tenons into and out of position in the recess 11. The walls of the recesses 11 at opposite sides are notched forming shoulders 13, and the tenons 1() which extend beyond the calks are split longitudinally as shown at 14 forming two tongues 15 which are adapted to be bent apart and projected into position to engage the shoulders 13 and hold the calks in the rear ends of the recesses 11.l The upper walls of said recesses 11 have longitudinal webs 16, and the tenons 10 have longitudinal grooves 17 to ride into psition on the webs 16, and hence pressure onthe calks tends always to spread the tenons and insure a firm with the shoe.

gripping engagement To move the calks 3 and 1 it is simply nec-r essary to bend the! tongues 15 toward each other and then move the calks forwardly through the ends 12 of the recesses 11;l f

l/Vhile I have illustrated in detail calk Y3 and its mounting, it is to be understood thatI calk 1 is precisely like calk 3 with the eX- ception that its tread portion is located longitudinally of the shoe, and the 1toe calk 2 is similar in construction, except that it is longer. Furthermore, the entrance end of the toe calk recess continues to the side of the shoe, while the other recesses have the entrances 12 as above described.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from my invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a shoe having a recess therein, dove-tailed at one end and wider at its other end forming an entrance, the side walls of said recess at the juncture of said dove-tailed portion and the wider end notched forming shoulders, of a calk, a dore-tailed tenon on the call( adapted to fit the dove-tailed portion of the recess, said tenon projecting at one end beyond the calk and split longitudinally, whereby bendable tongues are formed adapted to be bent into engagement with the said shoulders, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a shoe having a recess therein, doye-tailed at one end and wider at its other end forming an entrance, the side walls of said recess at the juncture of said dove-tailed portion and the wider end notched forming shoulders, of a calli, a dove-tailed tenon on the calli adapted to tit the dove-tailed portion of the recess, said VILLIAM MCKEAGE.

Vitnesses CHARLES E. Po'r'rs, R. H. KRENKEL.

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